Volunteers can take pets to area nursing homes

HOUSTON CHRONICLE |
January 27, 2013

Wet noses, warm hearts when volunteers bring their pets to visit residents of nursing homes and assisted living facilities in north Houston, Tomball and Montgomery County. These amiable animals bring a lot of joy and much-needed stimulation to these folks. Visits can be arranged for daytime hours on weekdays or weekends. Call now to start the registration process for a volunteer training session to be held in Spring in late February.

Local history

A sense of history will stand you in good stead when you become a volunteer guide at a downtown Houston museum specializing in Texas history. This museum features a kaleidoscopic collection of artifacts, photographs, and other memorabilia bearing testimony to the trials, triumphs, and occasional foibles of our local heritage. Your time commitment can be as little as two three-hour shifts a month, on weekdays or weekends. Free parking is provided.

Make run more fun

A fun run in League City on February 9 will help fund a local social service agency's broad array of services to the needy. Volunteers will be needed that morning to assist with setup, registration, water stations, and related duties. (Additional volunteers will be needed earlier in the week at the agency's League City offices to assist with preparations for the event.) In return for their time volunteers will be accorded free commemorative T-shirts. The minimum age for volunteers is 16.

Other opportunities:

1 Teach GED classes for a Sharpstown area social service agency.

1 Give tours at a child-oriented weather museum near Hermann Park.

1 Read aloud to residents of Heights area nursing home for Alzheimer's patients.

1 Help out on Saturdays at a farmers' market located near Kirby and Richmond.

1 Assist with recreational activities at a Montrose-area day center for persons with AIDS.